Gallery: Why we despised our winter

It's obviously not the season for sports cars judging by the line of Camaros sitting in the snow beside Don Wheaton Motors in Edmonton.

John Lucas
/ edmontonjournal.com

A tractor trailer truck lies between the lanes on Highway 40 in Vaudreuil off the western tip of the island of Montreal early Tuesday, December 7, 2010. Montreal's first major snow storm brought slippery roads to the early morning commute on and around the island.Peter McCabe
/ THE GAZETTE

A tractor trailer truck lies between the lanes on highway 40 in Vaudreuil off the western tip of the island of Montreal early Tuesday, December 7, 2010. Montreal's first major snow storm brought slipper roads to the early morning commute on and around the island.Peter McCabe
/ THE GAZETTE

A jack-knifed truck on the Highway 10 eastbound created a huge car backlog on the South Shore of Montreal on December 7, 2010 during the first snow storm of the season.Marie-France Coallier
/ THE GAZETTE

Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for Essex County. The forecast calls for snow and blowing snow beginning this evening and continuing through the night. In western Lake Erie, there could be falling ice pellets. The snow and freezing rain will move off to the east by Monday morning, the agency said.DAN JANISSE
/ The Windsor Star

Paul Sauve tries to figure out how to get his car free during a snow storm Wednesday, February 2, 2011 in Windsor, Ont. Sauve is a chef at the Windsor Yacht Club and was trying to get into the parking lot.Dan Janisse
/ The Windsor Star

With this incredible snow storm there won't be any riding the bikes!Genevieve Primeau
/ Submitted

Firefighters talk with the occupants of a car that crashed into a light pole on Rene Levesque Blvd. at Peel St. in Montreal, Monday March 4, 2011. A winter storm struck the city unexpectedly and is expected to dump at least 15cm of snow on the city.Phil Carpenter
/ THE GAZETTE

A man on a motorized scooter crosses Erie St. during a snow storm Wednesday, February 2, 2011 in Windsor, Ont.DAN JANISSE
/ The Windsor Star

Candice Gardner takes a photograph of damage to a vehicle while she waits for Windsor Police following a collision which damaged her 2002 Dodge Neon on Tecumseh Road West near Crawford Avenue during a heavy snowfall Sunday evening, Feb. 20, 2011. The snow storm dropped 26 cm on the Windsor and Essex County region Sunday into Monday.Nick Brancaccio
/ The Windsor Star

Thierry Polourd jumps over a large puddle after exiting a bus on Parc avenue in Mile-End in Montreal on Thursday, March 10, 2011. Prolonged rain and snow created difficult conditions for commuters.Dario Ayala/THE GAZETTE

Keeping an emergency kit in the car during winter is imperative.John Major
/ The Ottawa Citizen

Canadian Air Force helicopter sits on the 402 Highway near Sarnia, preparing to rescue stranded motorists after severe snow storms shut down roads and sparked a state of emergency.Dan Janisse
/ Postmedia News

Sarnia Ont. Dec. 14, 2010. A Canadian Air Force helicopter drops off an elderly lady Dec. 14, 2010, at the Chris Hadfield Airport in Sarnia, Ont. They rescued the woman from a rural area outside of Sarnia. Roads were shut down due to a severe snow storm.Dan Janisse
/ The Windsor Star

Vehicles sit idle on the 402 Highway near Sarnia, Ont. Dec. 14, 2010 after severe snow storms shut down roads and sparked a state of emergency.Dan Janisse
/ The Windsor Star

Vehicles sit idle on the 402 Highway near Sarnia, after severe snow storms shut down roads and sparked a state of emergency on Dec. 14, 2010.Dan Janisse
/ Postmedia News

A group of snowmobilers gather on the 402 Highway near Sarnia, after severe snow storms shut down roads and sparked a state of emergency.Dan Janisse
/ Postmedia News

Vehicles sit stranded on the 402 Highway near Sarnia, Ont. December 14, 2010 after severe snow storms shut down roads and sparked a state of emergency.Dan Janisse
/ The Windsor Star

Tow truck drivers try to right a jackknifed truck on the 401 highway near Chatham, after severe snow storms shut down roads and sparked a state of emergency.Dan Janisse
/ Postmedia News

A man checks a a damaged minivan which spun out and hit a light pole on the icy Peigan Trail off ramp from southbound Deerfoot Trail on Monday February 7, 2010. An overnight dump of snow blanketed the city creating headaches for drivers and emergency services.Gavin Young
/ Calgary Herald

Falling snow and slick weather conditions are keeping emergency crews bustling across the county this evening. File photo of a snowbound Jeep that was left abandoned in a ditch near Harrow.Scott Webster
/ The Windsor Star

The town of Chatham-Kent has banned parking on municipal streets after declaring a “snow emergency.”The Windsor Star files
/ The Windsor Star

Windsor Fire Services respond to a collision involving a Ford Taurus SEL, which knocked over a lighting standard on E.C. Row at the Dougall Avenue on-ramp during a heavy snow storm Sunday, February 20, 2011.NICK BRANCACCIO
/ The Windsor Star

Lilly Shweikhard (L) and Tara Shweikhard dig out after a five mile wide band of lake-effect snow dumped more than two feet of snow and closed a 16-mile stretch of the New York State Thruway December 2, 2010 in Buffalo, New York. Some drivers on the thruway remained trapped in their cars for more than 15 hours.John Normile
/ Getty Images

Jeff Conrad (L) and Matt Kearns attempt to help a stranded motorist after a five mile wide band of lake-effect snow dumped more than two feet of snow and closed a 16-mile stretch of the New York State Thruway December 2, 2010 in Buffalo, New York. Some drivers on the thruway remained trapped in their cars for more than 15 hours.John Normile
/ Getty Images

Victor Rosales crawls underneath his SUV to unhook a tow line after being pulled out of a snowdrift by a passing truck in Mayland Heights in Calgary on Sunday afternoon Jan 9, 2010.Gavin Young
/ Calgary Herald

A damaged truck sits at Crawford and University avenues Tuesday afternoon shortly after snow started to blanket the city. Police in Windsor and the county were responding to a number of accident calls. Three to five inches of snow were expected by 9 p.m.Nick Brancaccio
/ The Windsor Star

A van sits in a snowbank after being involved in a collision Feb. 21, 2011 on Wyandotte St. W. and Cameron Avenue in Windsor, Ont. The van struck a utility pole. The accident occurred at approximately 9 p.mDAN JANISSE
/ The Windsor Star

Snowy conditions were a factor in accidents like this flipped car in Calgary.Christina Ryan
/ Calgary Herald

WINTER DRIVING IN SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN: Icy roads led to collisions in and around Regina on Thursday and on highways in southern Saskatchewan. In this case, a van rolled Thursday morning after turning onto Highway 6 from the Albert Street on-ramp just north of the city. Police said no one was seriously injured.Bryan Schlosser, Leader-Post
/ The Leader-Post

People in Ottawa were hit with another dump of snow overnight which caused problems for commuters of all types Thursday morning... and then came the rain. Here , an SUV almost gets swallowed up in the wave of water from a puddle near the 417 downtown Thursday afternoon.Julie Oliver
/ The Ottawa Citizen

Perilous winter driving conditions near Montreal were being blamed for several multi-vehicle accidents on Wednesday, Feb. 2, including a 40-vehicle pile-up along Highway 20 on the South Shore.Bryanna Bradley
/ The Gazette